The company-state : corporate sovereignty and the early modern foundation of the British Empire in India / Philip J. Stern.
2011
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Title
The company-state : corporate sovereignty and the early modern foundation of the British Empire in India / Philip J. Stern.
Created/published
New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Description
xiii, 300 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm
Associated name
Stern, Philip J., author.
Bibliography, etc.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: "a state in the disguise of a merchant"
"Planting & peopling your colony": building a company-state
"A sort of republic for the management of trade": the jurisdiction of a company-state
"A politie of civill and military power": diplomacy, war, and expansion
"Politicall science and martiall prudence": political thought and political economy
"The most sure and profitable sort of merchandice": Protestantism and piety
"Great warrs leave behind them long tales": crisis and response in Asia after 1688
"Auspicio regis et senatus Angliae": crisis and response in Britain after 1688
"The day of small things": civic governance in the new century
"A sword in one hand & money in the other": old patterns, new rivals
Conclusion: "A great and famous superstructure".
"Planting & peopling your colony": building a company-state
"A sort of republic for the management of trade": the jurisdiction of a company-state
"A politie of civill and military power": diplomacy, war, and expansion
"Politicall science and martiall prudence": political thought and political economy
"The most sure and profitable sort of merchandice": Protestantism and piety
"Great warrs leave behind them long tales": crisis and response in Asia after 1688
"Auspicio regis et senatus Angliae": crisis and response in Britain after 1688
"The day of small things": civic governance in the new century
"A sword in one hand & money in the other": old patterns, new rivals
Conclusion: "A great and famous superstructure".
Place of creation/publication
United States -- New York (State) -- New York.
Item Details
Call number
HF486.E6 S73 2011
Folger accession
266633